KML Feature Details

Sample code for Google Maps Platform JavaScript API author(s): Justin Poehnelt

HTML

<!doctype html>
<!--
 @license
 Copyright 2019 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-->
<html>
  <head>
    <title>KML Feature Details</title>

    <!-- jsFiddle will insert css and js -->
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="container">
      <div id="map"></div>
      <div id="sidebar"></div>
    </div>

    <!-- 
      The `defer` attribute causes the script to execute after the full HTML
      document has been parsed. For non-blocking uses, avoiding race conditions,
      and consistent behavior across browsers, consider loading using Promises. See
      https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/load-maps-js-api
      for more information.
      -->
    <script
      src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initMap&v=weekly"
      defer
    ></script>
  </body>
</html>

CSS

/**
 * @license
 * Copyright 2019 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */
/* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */
html,
body {
  height: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

#container {
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
}

#sidebar {
  flex-basis: 15rem;
  flex-grow: 1;
  padding: 1rem;
  max-width: 30rem;
  height: 100%;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  overflow: auto;
}

#map {
  flex-basis: 0;
  flex-grow: 4;
  height: 100%;
}

JavaScript

/**
 * @license
 * Copyright 2019 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */
function initMap() {
  const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
    zoom: 12,
    center: { lat: 37.06, lng: -95.68 },
  });
  const kmlLayer = new google.maps.KmlLayer({
    url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googlearchive/kml-samples/gh-pages/kml/Placemark/placemark.kml",
    suppressInfoWindows: true,
    map: map,
  });

  kmlLayer.addListener("click", (kmlEvent) => {
    const text = kmlEvent.featureData.description;

    showInContentWindow(text);
  });

  function showInContentWindow(text) {
    const sidebar = document.getElementById("sidebar");

    sidebar.innerHTML = text;
  }
}

window.initMap = initMap;